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Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 9.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 92358

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Synopsis

The remote host has a web browser installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Apple Safari installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 9.1.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious of which can result in remote code execution, in the following components :

 - WebKit
 - WebKit JavaScript Bindings
 - WebKit Page Loading

Solution

Upgrade to Apple Safari version 9.1.2 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206900

http://www.nessus.org/u?350c3f83

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 92358

File Name: macosx_Safari9_1_2.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/19/2016

Updated: 1/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4591

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4624

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, MacOSX/Safari/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4583, CVE-2016-4584, CVE-2016-4585, CVE-2016-4586, CVE-2016-4589, CVE-2016-4590, CVE-2016-4591, CVE-2016-4592, CVE-2016-4622, CVE-2016-4623, CVE-2016-4624, CVE-2016-4651

APPLE-SA: APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-5